The media is going nuts with the 2 epic meltdowns that happened in baseball last night, with both the Red Sox and Atlanta Braves being yanked from The Big Dance in shocking fashion. But nowhere is it mentioned the 3rd, The Iron Patriot! 6 point lead with a week to go, poof!

Not that I'm really a baseball fan, but does anyone think the Yankees threw the last few games to the Rays due to the Boston rivalry? Weren't they giving anyone an opportunity to pitch last night, even if they had a 7-0 lead?

Not that I'm really a baseball fan, but does anyone think the Yankees threw the last few games to the Rays due to the Boston rivalry? Weren't they giving anyone an opportunity to pitch last night, even if they had a 7-0 lead?

No.

The players all get along just fine. They are friends and go out to dinner together. It's the fans that take it too far and hate each other.

Besides, the Rays have been much stronger of late than the Sox, it wouldn't make sense to face a hotter team.

What was the point of what seemed like hundreds of relief pitchers? I can understand giving somebody some experience or helping someone out, etc., but why do something to blow a lead like that? Boston did do themselves in, especially not being able to beat the Orioles, but it just seemed a bit of a strange call by the Yankees to me.

What was the point of what seemed like hundreds of relief pitchers? I can understand giving somebody some experience or helping someone out, etc., but why do something to blow a lead like that? Boston did do themselves in, especially not being able to beat the Orioles, but it just seemed a bit of a strange call by the Yankees to me.

They were just setting up the pitchers they wanted with proper rest for the playoffs.